Gold Coast Forum hosts author and literary events year-round to promote literacy and literary culture on Long Island. Below are the events coming up on our calendar.
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 at 7PM
Theodore’s Books, 17 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay NY
Gold Coast Forum presents an evening with bestselling local author, Alyson Richman as she discusses and signs her new novel, The Time Keepers!
In The Time Keepers, two women from different worlds, joined by the love of a child displaced by war, discover friendship and healing as their lives intersect with a mysterious wounded Vietnam vet named Jack. Inspired by a true story of a Vietnamese refugee who entrusted the dramatic story of her escape from Vietnam to the author, and also that of a wounded veteran, Richman sheds light on the personal stories of those whose lives were forever impacted by the devastation of war.
ALYSON RICHMAN graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in art history and Japanese studies. She is an accomplished painter and her novels combine her deep love of art, historical research, and travel. Alyson’s novels have been published in 25 languages and have reached the bestseller lists both in the United States and abroad. She lives on Long Island.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 at 7PM
Theodore’s Books, 17 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay NY
Gold Coast Forum presents an evening with Long Island author, Dan Kopcow as he discusses and signs his new novel, Madcap Serenade!
Set on Long Island in 1979, this delightful rom-com novel follows Eli, a precocious 16-year-old social misfit, as he cons his way into a professional boys’ choir’s Italian and Vatican tour so he can discover his missing father’s legacy. Madcap Serenade, published by Black Rose Writing, is the Winner of the 2024 Maxy Silver Award in the Literary and Humor category and Winner of the 2024 Firebird Book Award for Best Romantic Comedy.
DAN KOPCOW’s cyberpunk noir novel, “Prior Futures,” published by Black Rose Writing, was a Finalist for the Best Thriller Book Awards and winner of a 2022 Independent Press Award for Science Fiction Distinguished Favorite! His fiction short story collection, “Worst. Date. Ever.,” was published by Regal House Publishing in March 2020 and was named one of 2020’s top 100 debut fiction by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). The anthology, “Thank You, Death Robot,” which included his short story, “The Cobbler Cherry,” won an Independent Publishing Award for best science-fiction and fantasy and was voted a Chicago Tribune Top Ten Fiction book.